Socata TBM 700 accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 29, 2009
On August 29, 2009 at about 8:20 pm local time, a Socata TBM 700, registered N715V, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ann Arbor airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's hard landing during gusty wind conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 29, 2009 · about 8:20 pm local time
- Place
- Ann Arbor, Michigan · Ann Arbor · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Socata TBM 700 · all TBM 700s on the register
- Registration
- N715V · registry record · serial 108
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that, during landing with the airplane near the runway threshold and at about 85 knots, "the bottom dropped out." The airplane's right main landing gear then impacted the runway. The airplane's right wing was substantially damaged during the hard landing. The pilot stated that during the approach the control tower gave him three different wind advisories, varying from 260 to 300 degrees. At the time of the accident, the winds were reported from the northeast at 18 knots, gusting to 25 knots. There were no reported anomalies with the airplane’s flight controls.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Abnormal runway contact during landing
- Hard landing during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Gusts › Effect on equipment
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Landing flare › Not specified
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,233 hours in all; 458 in this make and model; 73 in the last 90 days; 19 in the last 30 days; 1,113 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 30, 2008
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,013 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 3, 2009
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A SER (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Dml Aviation LLC
The flight
- Departed from: KYIP Ypsilanti MI
- Destination: KARB Ann Arbor MI
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 24, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 18 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; a few clouds at 4,300 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.77 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from KARB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N715V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN09CA554.